When antibiotics that were once effective begin to “fail” against certain bacteria, what other tools can be relied on to combat antimicrobial-resistant pathogens? In 2019, about 4.95 million deaths worldwide were associated with bacterial antimicrobial resistance, including roughly 1.27 million directly attributable to it; in 2021, some 866 million people fell ill after eating contaminated food and about 1.52 million died. As scientists search for new antimicrobial approaches, one group of nat...

From Nigeria to the United Kingdom, from the United States to China, and finally to Jiashan, Balarabe B Ismail’s research footprint spans four continents.Today, he is a Distinguished Researcher at the Future Food Laboratory of the Innovation Center of Yangtze River Delta, Zhejiang University (ICYRD-ZJU). His daily work centers on a deceptively simple question: how can agricultural and forestry resources commonly treated as waste be transformed into something useful?A global academic journeyIn 2...

In the summer of 2026, the Zhiyuan Overseas Social Practice Team from the International Campus, Zhejiang University, traveled to Ethiopia and Indonesia to conduct field research on cross-border cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative.Among the participants, JI Huangchang, a 2025 doctoral student in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics, took part in the fieldwork in Ethiopia, while ZHANG Yueteng, a 2026 doctoral student in Computer Science and Technology, took part in the fieldw...

From 8 to 11 September 2026, UNESCO held Digital Learning Week at its headquarters in Paris. Mr.Khaled El-Enany, UNESCO Director-General, Mr. CHEN Qun, AssistantDirector-General for Education, Mr. Amandeep Singh Gill, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Envoy for Digital and Emerging Technologies,and Ms.Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) attended the opening ceremony.Prof. XU Xiaozhou, UNESCO Chairholder in Ent...

China claimed the women’s 10m air rifle team title with a new world record at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on October 20. Among the champions were two Zhejiang University undergraduate students from the College of Education, WANG Zifei and HAN Jiayu, who joined forces with teammate DU Yuchen for a stunning performance in the team final. With steady focus and seamless coordination, the trio scored 1,904.2 points to capture the gold medal, surpassing the previous world record of 1,902.0 poin...

On the evening of September 13, Zhejiang University held its 2026 opening ceremony to welcome a new cohort of students. Undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students, including those joining the university from across the world, gathered together to celebrate a shared beginning — the first step of a journey filled with discovery, growth and possibility.For these new ZJUers, campus life is not only about pursuing knowledge, but also about exploring who they are and how they can contribute to a c...

The Institute of Global Development at Zhejiang University welcomed its inaugural cohort of doctoral students on September 7, marking a major milestone for the newly established institute as it moves into full operation.The opening ceremony, held on Zijingang Campus, brought together 25 incoming doctoral students from 14 countries. The cohort includes 21 international students and four Chinese students, all of whom bring substantial professional experience from government, higher education,...

ZHU Junying, an undergraduate at the School of Public Affairs of Zhejiang University (ZJU), has been named a 2025 “Self-Improvement Star” for Chinese college students, an award for students who keep moving forward through hardship. Her story began on a field path in Songming county, Yunnan province, and has taken her to the podiums of the National Games and the Asian Athletics Championships.The path started almost by chance. On her school’s running track she felt the wind rush past her ears a...

A 12-year-old Russian girl named Vera has become the first international patient to regain the ability to walk with assistive devices following surgery using a domestically developed closed-loop spinal cord neural interface system. The procedure was performed at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University (SAHZU), where over 20 spinal cord injury patients have now received the implant with varying degrees of functional recovery.Vera sustained a severe spinal cord injury in a car accide...

The beauty of ancient Chinese art took center stage in Moscow as China served as the Guest of Honor at the 39th Moscow International Book Fair, held from September 2 to 6 at Gostiny Dvor. The event coincided with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the China-Russia strategic partnership of coordination and the 25th anniversary of the signing of the China-Russia Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation. As an important step in implementing the consensus reached by the two h...